Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be used to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.75 in modern English

Syllables
be used -to
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

is used to (present, singular) being used to (participle, present) was used to (past) been used to (participle, past)

Phrases

get used to become used to

Frequently Paired Words

get used to become used to

Questions

What does be used to mean?
To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.

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